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China masters nuclear fuel reprocessing technique

By Tue, Jan 04, 2011 9:17PM UTC View Comments AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man

The Chinese government says that its scientists have developed a method of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. The process pulls uranium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuel rods Although the process is currently extremely expensive, it greatly enhances China’s energy security: According to a state television report, the new technology was perfected after almost 24 years of...

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